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Earl W. Hampton, Jr., is a streetcar enthusiast employed by CSX Transportation, a railroad service that transports goods across the eastern United States. In addition to authoring numerous articles in magazines such as Traction & Models, Hampton was also the editor in chief of Open Track, the newsletter of the New Orleans Railway Museum Association, which eventually became the New Orleans Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.

Hampton first indulged his lifelong love of railcars with his work as a tourist representative for the “streetcar named Desire.” As an active member of several street and rail groups, Hampton contributes photography and expertise to such organizations as the New Orleans Street Railway Association, a nonprofit organization whose mission is the preservation and restoration of New Orleans’s historic streetcars; Southern States Traction, a discussion group about transit in the South; and Streetcars Desired Everywhere, a blog about the future of rail transit in New Orleans.

Hampton graduated from Redemptorist High School and attended the University of New Orleans. He enjoys building model railroads, photographing and riding streetcars, and traveling throughout North America and Europe. A lifelong resident of the Irish Channel neighborhood, Hampton lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The oldest operating streetcar line in America is in New Orleans, evoking a sense of nostalgia while representing the legacy of America’s transportation history. Every day, both new and vintage streetcars transport commuters to and from jobs, classes, and various destinations across the city. This easy-to-use guidebook is filled with route maps and highlighted features, allowing even a novice rider to use this classic mode of transportation.

An iconic symbol of the Crescent City, the New Orleans streetcar possesses a colorful past spanning more than a century. Covering the time between 1964 and 2008, this pictorial book presents the story of the streetcar, from the year they were replaced by buses on Canal Street through the restoration of the lines following Hurricane Katrina. The streetcar evokes a sense of nostalgia while representing the great legacy of America’s transportation history. The St. Charles Avenue line is, in fact, the oldest operating street railway system in the world.